cardinalsinned | Arrival fallout

*goddamnit fucking diversion isn't working on you, glass down and yanking Juan off*

Children, both of you!

[good, let someone else deal with Juan for a while. not moving to counter, although it is tempting]

Crawl back into your cups, 'dear brother'. Perhaps it will make you easier to stomach.

I would say the same of you and that woman you drove to nunnary, but she is beyond even your reach now. A shame that you must slake your frustrations on our dear sister in her absence.

Edited 2012-09-13 06:07 (UTC)

Do not denigrate our sister further by pulling rumor of such things into a place that has of yet no knowledge of it. Argue if you must! But keep it to a level that will not cause others to think poorly of our family or our world when they have no need to.

[quietly, because damn it, other him is right]

I do not know of whom Juan speaks, he has no sister. She gave him up the moment he endangered her child and when I took care of the situation, she shed no tears for his loss.

[Man you are so lucky that the awesome Cesare is holding me back... not that an attempt to lunge isn't happening anyway]

I am sure father wept enough for both of them, as he mourned the loss of his only son.

*sure hope my arm isn't hurting your windpipe* Enough!

[he's only awesome because he isn't killing you right now]

I doubt allowing him to live here will end well for either of us, doppelganger. He may tolerate you now, but he is a snake and he will turn on you eventually.

[You know how a dog will strain against a leash, even if it's choking him? Yeah it's like that]

I am not the one that put a blade in my brother! Who knows when you will decide to rid this place of your other self.

*tightening his grip, but he's directing his words at Cesare*

That was directed at you as well. Sheathe your tongue, you are threatening to ruin us all.

You hold our ruin in your arms. And so long as he draws breath, our family can know no honor.

[turning to leave. if other him is going to keep defending Juan, he's not going to stick around for it]

[God he's just. Shaking with rage]

And where will you sleep brother, outside with those corpses? You are familiar enough with them, but these can fight back.

Silence! Or do you think I enjoy listening to this vitriol?

I can sleep out there with one eye open, or stay here and sleep with both eyes open. I will take my chances with the corpses that have not betrayed me once.

[leaving]

I have not-!

[well balls]

...That could have gone better.

*letting go of him, pushing him towards the stairs* Go to your room and wait for me. I will come by to speak with you.

I-!

...Of course.

[he hasn't gotten far, he left his weapons inside]

[so he's just going to stand outside and be angry]

*followed, closing the door* Is that truly all it takes from him? If you two were other men, I would say that he had played you and that you had fallen into his trap.

Do you have any idea how far a man must be pushed to kill his own brother?

Not as far as I had thought.

Farther than you can imagine. I will never outlive it.

[he's pretty angry with himself, too]

*sigh* I highly recommend you stay here. If that will be an impossibility, however, I can suggest another place to stay until you both grow more accustomed to this idea, but I am loathe to present such a disunified front.

I cannot be certain of my safety no matter where I sleep.

Then remain here, where at least you will be certain of his whereabouts.

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